40.0% ▲ +80.0%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Wavell Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Wavell Heights
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A growing number of people in Wavell Heights now report having no religion, with this group rising by 18 percentage points since 2011. While 40% of the community identifies this way, the area remains majority Christian at 52.1%.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The 40% of residents with no religion is slightly above the national figure, though it sits a little below the Queensland average of 41.2%. Other common affiliations include Hinduism at 1.4%, Buddhism at 0.9%, and Islam at 0.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Wavell Heights, Christianity is the majority at 52%; No religion is next at 40%.
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- Catholic 29.8%
- Anglican 11.0%
- Other Christian 4.0%
- Uniting Church 2.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Baptist 1.5%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.7%
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- No religion 39.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.2%
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Wavell Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302021034/wavell-heights/topic/religion